Chapter 396 Chu Xuange: I've been extortedWhen Pei Hening came out of the VIP suite with a string of wind chimes, [the beautiful frozen lady] had just finished inspecting the suite opposite, and was having a battle of wits with an oil painting that had grown hands and feet.The oil painting is not large in size. It depicts a scene of rice harvesting. A small hand is tightly gripping the door frame, and a small foot is also hooked on the door frame with difficulty."Sister Frozen, what's going on with you?"[The Beautiful Frozen Lady] was so angry she gritted her teeth: "This painting is so cunning. I spent a lot of time trying to catch it. Look how stubborn it is. It's clinging to the door frame and refuses to follow me."Pei Hening's eyelids twitched, and she warned, "Sister Dongren, be careful, don't tear off its limbs.""I didn't use much force, I'll be careful."As they talked, the painting screamed in despair, and every time it was about to escape, the wicked woman would grab it back, as if it could never escape her clutches.The wind chimes, unable to bear the noise any longer, couldn't help but yell at the oil painting: "Shut up! I think you shouldn't be an oil painting, you should be a loudspeaker."The oil painting froze in its tracks after being inexplicably insulted, and was about to retort when [Beautiful Frozen Lady] grabbed it."I'll continue, Frozen Sister."After finishing her sentence, Pei Hening continued searching for items that appeared to belong to the target.For items in the Lost Castle to turn back into people, they must first realize that they are not items, but players who have wandered in.The next step is to find your original vehicle in the huge parking lot, re-establish the connection with the vehicle, start the car and drive it out, so that you can turn back into a human.[Her WeChat steps are zero] She was lost before and became a member of the Lost Castle in the 99-999 section. Her ability to get out of the Lost Castle is inseparable from the bald, smoky-voiced kitten.The bald, smoky-voiced kitten had damaged many items in the study. Among this group of strange creatures, it spotted her at a glance, carried her to the entrance of the station, and waited there for a long time before finally seeing players passing by the castle.She gets scratched by the kitten every time a car passes by.Even though she was beaten so badly that she had to back down, despite the bald, smoky-voiced cat's 'ruthlessness', she still managed to find her car, re-establish contact, and figure out how to drive the car out of the station.Pei Hening found a strange bookmark hidden in a book in the master's study. Why was it strange? This bookmark was just like Mundo, able to go wherever it wanted and silently appear in one book and then another. It took her a lot of effort to catch this bookmark.Wind Chime noticed the wilted bookmark and mocked it mercilessly, "Hahaha, no matter how many tricks you have, you're still going to get caught."The bookmark retorted: "I don't talk to weaklings who have no will to fight."Pei Hening clutched the bookmark tightly and told Hua Manyun about its situation.[DibiDibi]: Sister Hua, that's roughly the situation.[Not a Leaf Sticks to My Body]: OK, from your description, I think you sound a bit like Professor Fan Ya.[Not a Leaf Sticks to You]: Just hand them over to [Beautiful Frozen Lady] before you go to school, and we'll take care of the rest.[滴比滴比]: Okay.——As Chu Xuange passed by the artificial lake, he immediately spotted a fish with American-style barbs...?Chu Xuange subconsciously stopped and pinched his arm; it didn't hurt.Wait, it doesn't hurt?Caught off guard, Zhong Zhengyi was suddenly choked. He cried out in pain before looking at the person who had choked him.Chu Xuange quickly let go of his hand and gave an awkward smile: "Hehe, sorry, Brother Justice."Zhong Zhengyi looked at him, then glanced at the artificial lake and asked, "What's in there?"Chu Xuange thought about what he had just seen and fell silent for once. He organized his thoughts and said, "Well, I saw a fish with American-style front bones.""Oh...ah? Did I hear you wrong, or did you say something wrong?"Chu Xuange turned to look at Zhong Zhengyi. Did he look like he was joking?"But it's the closed season now, fishing is prohibited.""It should be possible to use a dip net to catch it. I just passed by the tool shed and saw it. I'll go get it."Zhong Zhengyi finally realized that Chu Xuange was a very proactive person. As soon as he finished speaking, he headed towards the tool shed.When Chu Xuange picked up the landing net, he first checked its sturdiness and then glanced at the tool shed. There was no fishing gear inside, confirming his suspicions.In the artificial lake, several strange fish gathered together and talked.The American barbel, blowing bubbles, seemed to say, "Why is this person just standing on the shore?"Suddenly, a small black fish said, "Watch me go up and give him a dragon tail swing, splashing him all over with water."The little black fish swam toward the shore as it spoke, seemingly genuinely intending to tease Zhong Zhengyi, who was standing on the bank.American-style barbels, round-gill fritters, golden fritters:...The little golden fish stammered, "It's so brave! Do you think it'll get caught?"The round, rosy-cheeked little fish slowly blew bubbles: "No way, it's very sensitive."The American-style barbel followed immediately.The little golden fish asked, "What are you doing?""I also want to splash that human outside with water. I don't like him standing on the shore, blocking my view of the scenery."The round-cheeked little fish asked slowly, "Where's the scenery here?"It's just a row of tall trees, isn't it?The small black fish slapped the water's surface with its tail, leaping into the air and flicking a spray of water in Zhong Zhengyi's direction. The tiny splashes of water didn't even touch the human's clothes before it fell back into the artificial lake.Zhong Zhengyi:???The American barbels said in a deliberately profound tone: "You have finally lost. You couldn't even manage to splash a tiny human with water. Your soul is heading towards depravity."Black Fish: "Don't force me to bite your tail when I'm most unhappy."The American barbel, blowing bubbles, changed the subject, saying, "Watch me, I'll show you how to bully humans."It said it was gathering its strength and leaping out of the lake.The round-cheeked little fish hurriedly said, "Wait a minute..."Chu Xuange happened to come over with a landing net and casually scooped up the fish that had jumped out of the lake and put it into the net.The small fish that had been watching in the lake scattered like birds and beasts when they saw the American-style barbel fish being caught."Look, isn't this fish strange?"As Chu Xuange spoke, he tried to hand the fish to Zhong Zhengyi."Sizzle—"The net tore, the fibers of the net broke apart, and the small American barbel fish splashed into the water with a splash, splashing water all over Chu Xuange.Chu Xuange:...Ah, that familiar feeling of bad luck.Zhong Zhengyi looked at him, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating. Finally, he said dryly, "Everyone has their bad days. You...you should go change your clothes first. I'll catch the fish.""OK."The American barbels returned to the lake, and the few other small fish that had been watching earlier gathered around them."Why are you back? Yuanyuan said they want to make soup with you."The round-cheeked little fish said slowly, "That's what the recipe says. It says that your kind of lively little fish has firm flesh and is delicious without being greasy."The little black fish nudged the little round, red-cheeked fish angrily: "Don't you know that life is about movement? Someone as lazy and chubby as you, covered in oil, you'd be fine even if you were put in a pan and burned, you could even cook ten dishes."The golden fish swam up to the American barbel and asked, "How did you get down here?"The American barbel, with its characteristic embellishment, promptly embellished its "heroic" feat: "Who am I? I am the most valiant, fearless, and intelligent king of fish in this lake, the barbel. How could a mere landing net possibly catch me?""The net was so big it blotted out the sky, and with its gaping maw it swallowed me whole.""An ordinary fish would have given up long ago, but I am the king of fish. I am not the kind of fish that resigns itself to fate. When I go up, I will give the net a few deadly strangles from my belly.""...My sharp fish scales easily cut through the net. I glared at the man and said disdainfully, 'You little brat, how dare you try to catch me? Next time you try, it won't just be a broken net!' When I came back, I splashed him with water. He was so scared that he ran away in a panic."The little golden fish looked on with admiration, blowing bubbles as it exclaimed, "Wow, so amazing! So amazing!"The little black fish circled around the American-style barbel, saying sourly, "I don't believe you unless you try again!"The American-style barbel hesitated for a moment, while the black fish seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret. It said, "Tch, just trying to fool fish. How dare you call yourself the king of fish? Shame on you."The American barbel glanced at the shore; the two strange people were gone. Instantly, it felt confident: "Who lied to the fish? I didn't lie to the fish! Even if I wanted to try again, the people and the landing net are gone, so I can't try."Zhong Zhengyi went to the tool shed to get a landing net. While choosing one, he found it strange: "The landing nets here are all very sturdy, so how come they break when catching just a small fish?"Chu Xuange couldn't understand it either. He looked at the item damage compensation notification email that suddenly popped up on his personal interface and silently clicked on it.[Player [Princess Ningning]: On March 14, 8675, you damaged a fishing net in the tool room of Lost Castle in zone 99-999. The item was damaged by human error and cannot be repaired. The reset cost is 350 silver coins. Attached are photos of the damage and a price quote. Please complete the compensation by March 20, 8675.][For any objections, please contact Anlan, the butler of Lost Castle in sections 99-999.][Lost Castle]Chu Xuange:...He suspected he had been set up.Is a small net really that expensive?What kind of net requires 35,000 copper coins?Okay, putting aside the price, that landing net can't even handle the basic task of catching fish!Chu Xuange changed his clothes and went to find Zhong Zhengyi, while simultaneously looking for a complaint channel to file a complaint.——At 12:40 PM, Pei Hening, munching on the lunch bag given to her by [Beautiful Frozen Lady], handed her the items in her hand: "These are the items I found based on the characteristics in the data.""Okay, we'll handle the rest. You guys go to school first."Pei Hening contacted Chu Xuange and the others, and headed towards the parking lot. Before she even entered, she heard someone speaking with a strange accent."Sister, I'm begging you, please don't wander off, okay? Let's find a car first.""Once the car is found and driven away, you can do whatever you want with it, okay?"Pei Hening looked up curiously and saw that it was someone she knew."I can bury you in money" was talking to a tiny figure standing on the hood of a car, with his head down.He noticed the commotion, looked up, and saw Pei Hening. He quickly picked up the little girl and said, "Xiaoyu, look, you liked her a lot when you were still a human. You even bought things for her."What does 'when you were still a human being' mean?Pei Hening asked, "Old Qian, is that little man Sister Yu?"[I can bury you in money] walked over with the little figure, looking worried: "It's her. She's even worse now that she's turned into a thing. No matter what I say, she won't listen to me."Pei Hening thought for a moment and said, "[Their WeChat steps are zero] and [their mental state is good], they've both gotten lost before. You can ask them for their experience."[I can bury you in money]'s eyes lit up. He opened his light screen and transferred ten gold coins to Pei Hening. He then contacted [Zero steps on WeChat] and [Good mental state]: "Thank you for the information.""Baby, let's go."Chu Xuange drove out the car and waved to Pei Hening."It's just a matter of a word, and it might not really help you. I'll be going now, goodbye."[I can bury you in money] He nodded as he looked at the returned gold coins: "Once Xiaoyu leaves, I'll have her thank you in person.""No need, no need."Pei Hening waved his hand, ran towards the RV, opened the passenger door, and got in."Hey? Gogo, you changed your clothes?"Chu Xuange nodded repeatedly, looking quite aggrieved: "Yeah, I was bullied by the fish.""How did the fish bully you? Did it jump out of the water just to splash you with its tail?""Pretty much the same."As they drove away, Zhao Tiantian and Helian Ye followed in their car, and coincidentally, they drove side by side.Helian Ye glanced up and immediately noticed Zhao Tiantian eating in the passenger seat. His eyes widened, and he asked, "Sister Gou'er, is your car that cool? Is it driverless?"Zhao Tiantian tilted her head to look at him, revealing the ball of light she was holding in her hand: "No, this is a personal butler. I have one, Sister Xiaoning has one, and so-and-so has one too. You're not the only one who doesn't have one, are you?""Hehe, it's quite nice to drive myself."Helian Ye turned back, tears welling up in his eyes.Damn it, he has to find a way to get a personal butler, or at least a replacement. They can all drive themselves, but he has to drive himself. It's so un classy.He's the most stylish man in the road survival show.When Zhao Tiantian saw him turn his head away, looking like he didn't want to communicate, she pursed her lips. An impolite adult like him must have failed his moral education class.Chu Xuange let 001 take over driving the vehicle, turned on the light screen, and prepared to file a complaint.Pei Hening went to get two cans of yogurt, handed one to Chu Xuange, and, seeing his action, asked, "Is this... a complaint?"Chu Xuange took the yogurt, opened it, and handed it to her: "Yes, I suspect I've been scammed by the Lost Castle.""They want 350 silver coins in compensation for a cheap, broken fishing net? Why don't they just rob me?""The Lost Castle sent me an email telling me to contact Anlan, the housekeeper of the Lost Castle in the 99-999 section, if I have any objections, but there is no one on the site. Where am I supposed to find this person?"
